Nocera (grape)

Nocera is a dark black Italian grape variety producing deeply colored, high acidity wines.

It originates from the north eastern region of Sicily and is now also grown in Calabria.

[1] It is an allowed component of five DOC wines (Bivongi, Mamertino di Milazzo, Sicilia, Faro, and S. Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto) as well as 15 IGT wines.

[2] It has good vigor but poor disease resistance.

[3] Barbe du sultan, Carricante nero, Nerelli, Nicera, Nocera de catane, Nocera di catania, Nocera mantonico, Nocera nera di milazzo, Nucera, Nucera niura[4] This wine grape–related article is a stub.